This was one of those times when the sequel didn't disappoint. We see the dragon warrior in complete action, plus an added element of him...... in search of his origins.
It's Po and his team of the furious five, protecting China again, this time against the greed and power of Shen the peacock, with his evil plan of wanting to conquer the whole of China.
I was also happy to note that this was the first woman directed animation movie, directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson. And somewhere the realization that animated films aren't necessarily only for kids anymore. While they may be made for the viewing pleasure of five year olds, they also do not question the intelligence of a twenty year old. Like the concepts dealt with in this film for instance......fate, revenge, greed, courage, identity ...
The confrontation scene between Ling and Po, the father and son (after Po has a memory flash showing him his real mother) was so sensitively handled; and I loved when Po is telling Tigress ( I think) about how he's in bad space as he just discovered he was adopted, and the complete listening that Tigress does. You see the incredulity in her voice at Po believing that the goose was his biological father, but the listening had none of it...it was complete empathy.
Shifu was as brilliant as ever, and the mantra this time was 'inner peace'. The fact that it was symbolized by the picking up a droplet of water from the cloud or the tree, and having it roll all over you per will ( and skill) seemed to so beautifully symbolize 'being in the flow'......great stuff !
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